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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: TNT COURIER DELIVERY <abu@tntcouriers-uk.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:20:11 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO US ASAP.



Dear Customer,

We like to bring to your notice that there is a change in our email address due hackers trying to penetrate. You are advised to contact us via our new secured email address below starting from today.

Email: abu@tntcouriers-uk.com

Also do get back to us with update on your present situation in regards to the redeeming your winnings prize.

Thanks for your understanding.

Regards,

Mr. Mark Moore.

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